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Gastric Adenocarcinoma? Looks Similar but Behaves Differently!

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Rustagi, T., Rai, M. & Alekshun, T.J. Gastric Adenocarcinoma? Looks Similar but Behaves Differently!. J Gastrointest Canc 43, 133–136 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-010-9220-6

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